Joe Mennie has returned to hospital after scans revealed he suffered minor bleeding on the brain and a fractured skull after being struck in the head at training with BBL side the Sydney Sixers. Fast bowler Mennie was initially thought to have escaped serious injury after being felled on Monday night at the Gabba. "Whilst this is a serious injury, Joe is feeling well. Mennie, who made his Test debut for Australia against South Africa in November, joined the Sixers in April following three summers with Hobart. He has played just twice for the franchise this season, most recently against the Hurricanes in Sydney on December 23.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2017 23:44 UTC